Eichel was 2nd among Sabres for CF% and 1st FF%, but 61.1% of his starts were in the offensive zone. He also has more giveaways than takeaways.
I also remember him being quite high in terms of penalties drawn and penalties taken differential. He would almost offset Tkachuk in that regard.
It looks like he's about what you'd expect for an offensive center that age.
He'd probably improve down the road.
I'm more concerned about his ability to stay healthy than anything else.
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